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Create an overview description of the quick tip targeted goal.
FOR EXAMPLE:
Individuals don't give much thought to the trail of footprints they leave behind in cyberspace. There can be an illusion of invisibility. This quick tip lesson provides several ways to emphasizing to students that they are not invisible and electronic communication does leave cyberfootprints!
Application:
Most content includes some aspect of cause and effect. For example, changes in a plant are due to sunshine, historical events reflect cause and effect, and even simple writing and spelling can show cause and effect in the telling of astory or reporting of events. The laws of cause and effect yield numerous comparisons to electronic communication. Use opportunities within subject content lessons to draw comparisons to cause and effect within information posted on the Internet or distributed through hand held devices.
Activities: 1. Have students stair intensely for a few seconds at a picture or dark text on a white background. Have them close their eyes and see the sillouette image remaining. Discuss the image left behind and compare to electronic postings. Even when you think they are no longer their, they often remain. Discuss various ways you create a sillouette.
Email
Social Networks
Blogs
Forums
Becoming a Member of a site
2. Alternately, have students perform a search for a common name. They do not have to go to any of the links but should carefully examine the detail given within the search results for items with old dates, type of source, etc. A large number of entries will probably be several months to several years old. Discussion the long period of time information can remain available on the Internet. Follow same discussion as above.
3. For younger children, use photograhs or mirrors to discuss how some things stay the same even after time has passed. Follow age appropriate discussion.
Do you have cyberfootprints?
Description:
Replace all purple text on this page.Create an overview description of the quick tip targeted goal.
FOR EXAMPLE:
Individuals don't give much thought to the trail of footprints they leave behind in cyberspace. There can be an illusion of invisibility. This quick tip lesson provides several ways to emphasizing to students that they are not invisible and electronic communication does leave cyberfootprints!
Application:
Most content includes some aspect of cause and effect. For example, changes in a plant are due to sunshine, historical events reflect cause and effect, and even simple writing and spelling can show cause and effect in the telling of astory or reporting of events. The laws of cause and effect yield numerous comparisons to electronic communication. Use opportunities within subject content lessons to draw comparisons to cause and effect within information posted on the Internet or distributed through hand held devices.
Activities:
1. Have students stair intensely for a few seconds at a picture or dark text on a white background. Have them close their eyes and see the sillouette image remaining. Discuss the image left behind and compare to electronic postings. Even when you think they are no longer their, they often remain. Discuss various ways you create a sillouette.
2. Alternately, have students perform a search for a common name. They do not have to go to any of the links but should carefully examine the detail given within the search results for items with old dates, type of source, etc. A large number of entries will probably be several months to several years old. Discussion the long period of time information can remain available on the Internet. Follow same discussion as above.
3. For younger children, use photograhs or mirrors to discuss how some things stay the same even after time has passed. Follow age appropriate discussion.
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